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Earl Averill League
8-27-2077
Tom Schmelz First Base
Retired (1988, Age 33)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .227 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .611 Status Deceased (2030) Option Years 0  
H 251 Age at Death 76 Date of Birth 11-12-1954
HR 22 Drafted Round 2, Pick 27
(1973)		 Majors Svc Time 3 years
(85 games)
RBI 104
SB 41
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B- Velocity D-   Mentor vR B+
Speed A- Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * F  (0.1%) SS --- Range A  WS Rings 0
1B A+ (100%) LF B+ (69.1%) Arm C- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A  (91.1%)   Health B+ LCS Appearances 0
3B F  (0.5%) RF A+ (93.0%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1973 Minors 19 17.00 3 / 3 4 / 4 2 / 2 3 / 3 0 / 2 1 / 1 2 / 2 15 / 17
1974 Minors 20 28.00 7 / 7 5 / 5 3 / 3 2 / 2 0 / 8 1 / 1 2 / 2 20 / 28
1975 Minors 21 24.00 7 / 7 5 / 5 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 2 3 / 3 3 / 3 22 / 24
1976 Minors 22 23.00 0 / 1 0 / 1 2 / 2 2 / 3 2 / 4 5 / 5 7 / 7 18 / 23
1977 Majors 23 17.00 2 / 3 1 / 2 4 / 4 2 / 2 0 / 1 3 / 3 2 / 2 14 / 17
1978 Majors 24 15.00 1 / 1 2 / 3 3 / 4 3 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 1 1 / 1 11 / 15
1979 Minors 25 8.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 1 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 0 2 / 2 4 / 8
1979 Majors 25 13.97 0 / 1 2 / 3 2 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 2 4 / 13
1980 Majors 26 43.77 137 109 20 6 / 6 2 / 8 4 / 7 2 / 4 0 / 4 6 / 8 5 / 6 25 / 43
1981 Majors 27 68.23 162 129 0 4 / 11 3 / 10 4 / 10 2 / 14 1 / 11 4 / 7 1 / 5 19 / 68
1982 Majors 28 29.93 162 11 0 1 / 9 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 8 2 / 3 0 / 3 4 / 29
1983 Minors 29 22.00 1 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 3 3 / 9 0 / 2 5 / 22
1984 Minors 30 29.00 0 / 3 1 / 4 3 / 5 0 / 7 1 / 2 1 / 5 0 / 3 6 / 29
1985 Minors 31 26.00 0 / 5 0 / 7 0 / 0 0 / 2 1 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 6 1 / 26
1986 Minors 32 27.00 0 / 5 1 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 5 1 / 3 2 / 27
1987 Minors 33 23.00 0 / 2 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 8 0 / 2 0 / 3 1 / 3 1 / 23
1988 Minors 34 25.00 0 / 1 1 / 8 1 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 5 3 / 25
Total 461 249 20 32 / 69 27 / 71 33 / 58 19 / 59 7 / 62 29 / 61 27 / 57 174 / 437
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Tom Schmelz has retired from the Chicago Creampuffs
1983-05-19The Chicago Black Sox have acquired Tom Schmelz from the waiver wire.
1983-04-21The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have waived Tom Schmelz.
1983-04-01The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Hi Hoerst to the major league team. The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have designated Tom Schmelz for assignment.
1980-04-09Tom Schmelz of the Philadelphia Balco Boyz is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
1979-08-04The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have promoted Tom Schmelz to the major league team.
1979-06-29The Philadelphia Balco Boyz have acquired Tom Schmelz from the waiver wire.
1979-06-04The Kansas City Athletics have waived Tom Schmelz.
1979-05-25The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Jake Clark to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Tom Schmelz for assignment.
1979-04-13The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Tom Schmelz to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have designated Rip Dobson for assignment.
1979-04-06The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Tom Schmelz from the waiver wire.
1977-04-01The St. Louis Rough Riders have waived Tom Schmelz.
1974-04-25The St. Louis Rough Riders have acquired Tom Schmelz from the waiver wire.
1974-04-11The Pittsburgh Paladins have waived Tom Schmelz.
1974-04-11The Pittsburgh Paladins have renamed Tex Estock to Tom Schmelz.
1974-04-01The Pittsburgh Paladins have renamed Tony Chiozza to Tex Estock.
1973-05-02The Pittsburgh Paladins have renamed Tom Schmelz to Tony Chiozza.
1973-04-05The Pittsburgh Paladins have acquired Tom Schmelz from the waiver wire.
1973-04-01The Washington Nats have waived Tom Schmelz.